Recycling & Waste

1. Let's Recycle!

   Help save the environment and offset the cost of your monthly refuse rate by recycling.

2. Waste and Recycle Process

   Routine trash pick-ups for Brea include removal of waste and an active program to capture recycle and compost materials. Service is delayed by one day for pick-ups falling on major holidays and the remainder of those weeks: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

3. Commercial Recycling Is Easy, Essential

   Commercial operations, apartment complexes and larger waste generators are expected to participate in recycling.

4. Disposal of Bulky or Hazardous Items

   Learn what to do with various large items or dangerous materials that are no longer useful.

5. Electronic Waste Needs Special Handling

   Avoid violations by learning how to dispose of electronic waste properly.

6. Pollution Danger: Pharmaceutical Disposal

   Discover how to properly dispose of pharmaceutical products without harming our water sources.

7. Used Oil & Filter Recycling

   Join the city program designed to recycle used motor oil and filters.